Countdown Friday: 11 Days Out
Posted: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:59 PM by Countdown
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While one woman associated with the McCain campaign is tonight facing criminal charges for a fraudulent accusation of a sexual and racial attack by an imaginary Obama supporter... In our fifth story on the Countdown: Another woman associated with the McCain campaign gave her first policy speech, just eight weeks into her candidacy... is tonight facing scrutiny over why she ridiculed productive research into the very subject she claims to be personally devoted to: children with special needs.
Racial Hoax:
At first, it seemed the McCain camp took the high road... Exercising moderation and reserve when one of his volunteers claimed an Obama African-American supporter sexually assaulted her... and carved a "B" in her face. Now, in our fourth story tonight, we learn from Talking Points Memo that... before police confirmed any part of Ashley Todd's account... let alone the truth of it... McCain's Pennsylvania communications director gave reporters quotes from the fictional attacker... telling reporters the "B" in Todd's face stood for... Barack Obama.ODDBALL: KO on Colbert, and Joe McCain makes a 911 call.
Mapped Out:
All but the human calculators among us, have hit -- or will hit -- a math wall. Trigonometry, Calculus... Long Division. But in our third story on the Countdown: John McCain may have hit his math wall, and its name might be... Colorado. A possible best-case McCain electoral scenario still yields worst-case results. 
Worsties...see below.
WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD: Kathleen Parker, Rush Limbaugh and Rupert Murdoch.
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